Destin Hall Archives

North Carolina GOP’s legislative priorities for this year inch closer to becoming law

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina House voted to override Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s veto of a bill that drastically expands private school scholarship grants and forces local sheriffs to comply with federal immigration agents’ requests to detain certain inmates. The House voted along party lines on Tuesday. The bill includes about $463 million to eliminate the state’s private school voucher waitlist. The other part of the legislation focuses on U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement cooperation with sheriffs. Proponents say the legislation will keep North Carolinians safer. But opponents say it unfairly targets immigrant communities.… Continue Reading

Republican lawmakers are set to elect a new North Carolina House speaker, Destin Hall

RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina House Republicans have carried out a succession plan to choose the chamber’s rules committee chairman to succeed Rep. Tim Moore after 10 years as speaker. Republicans who recently won House elections met Tuesday and chose Rep. Destin Hall of Caldwell County to succeed Moore in the post when the next two-year session opens in January. Moore was elected to Congress this fall and is departing after a record five terms as speaker. Key House GOP leaders backed a plan in which Hall would become the speaker nominee and Bell would succeed Hall as the next rules chairman.… Continue Reading